Since 2021, Casey Hudson, the father of Mass Effect, has been working in his new studio Humanoid Studios renamed Humanoid Origin. In 2022, the company announced that it was working on a multiplatform AAA in a SF universe. The adventure has just ended: the studio did not find financing and closed its doors. More than 70 people therefore find themselves without work.
Last year, we learned of the existence of Worlds Untold with Mac Walters at its head. He was the head writer of Mass Effect 2 and 3, the creative director of Mass Effect: Andromeda and the story director of Anthem. Worlds Untold was founded by NetEase Games to again create AAA. We must believe that NetEase has changed its mind given that Worlds Untold has just announced that they are stopping all activity while waiting to find a new financial partner. Nearly 40 people are left on the floor.
We hope that all these beautiful people will find work quickly and we give them some advice in passing. If you’re looking to succeed in making a spiritual successor to Mass Effect, there’s one essential element to use: ass. Ass. Ass. Ass.
